Patrol stick



Dec. 16, 1941. F, D JONES 2,266,606

- PATROL STICK FiledvApril 19, 1941 Rede/Zai. Jag

Patented Dec. 16, 1941 lorriciz PATROLv STICK Frederick D. Jones, Philadelphia, Pa. Application April 19, 1941, seriaiNo. 389,307

Claims. (Cl. 273---84lY My invention relates to a new and useful patrol stick, swch as used by police officers, the armed forces of a goverment while on peace patrol duty and other law enforcement persons, and usually referred to as a police club, night stick and the like.

One of the objects of the invention is to pro vide a patrol stick having means incorporated as a part thereof to cause pain to anyone attempting to grab and wrest the stick from the person holding and wielding the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a patrol stick with a number of normally covered barbs that will be uncovered automatic-ally due to the pressure applied to the stick by anyone grabbing the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a patrol stick having at least one row of barbs extending any desirable length of the stick body and protruding beyond the outer circumference of said stick body and normally housed in -a retractable sheath so as to be uncovered fo-r pricking a persons hand when the stick is grasped with the force usually necessary to prevent wielding thereof. Y

A still further object of the invention is to provide a patrol stick such as outlined above with a manually operable barb at the outer extremity of the stick body to be unsheathed by the wielder of the -stick should anyone grab the terminal end thereof.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe one embodiment thereof in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a patrol stick embodying my invention. f

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View thereof with a portion of the handle and some of the featured elements shown in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the invention as herein embodied 5 represents the body of the patrol stick and 6 the handle thereof. In the outer end portion of said body is formed a longitudinally disposed chamber 'I of any suitable and desirable length. The length of this chamber 'l is limited only by the necessity of having space for certain attachments at the terminal end of thebody andsuicient room at the inner end of said body for.

the formation of a second but shorter chamber 8 to receive the head of a plunger or rod and a spring to be presently described.

These two chamber are separated from each other by a partition 9 having a hole Ill therethrough communicating with both chambers and through the terminal end of the body leads a bore II of two diameters, the larger diameter being at the inner end thereof.

A rod I2 extends from the shorterchamber. 8 through the hole III in the partition 9 andthe longer chamber 'l into the larger part of the bore II and is longitudinally slidable with theouter end of said rod normally lying spaced from the shoulder formed by the differences in diameter of said bore. The outer end of said rod I2 carries a barb I3 for projection through the smaller part of the bore Il to unsheath said barb when the rod is moved outwardly.

Within the shorter chamber 8 is an enlargement or head I4 carried by the inner end of the rod I2 which is urged towards its retracted position by a spring I5 engaging saidhead and the partition 9. The rod I2 is protracted manually against the action of the spring I5 through the medium of a finger piece IB formed as a segment of the patrol stick and fashioned to correspond to the contour of said patrol stick. This finger piece is set into a groove I'I that might be said to extend across the shorter chamber 8 longitudinally of the patrol stick with which chamber 8 said groove communicates and said finger piece is attached to: the rod I2 and more particularly the head I4 thereof. By fashioning and mounting thenger piece as above described its outer surfaces are normally flush with contiguous surfaces of the stick body and handle.

To prevent anything from entering that portion of the groove II in the region of the partition and in front of the finger piece -IS so as to hinder the protraction of the rod I2 and its barb I3, a ring or band I8 is placed about the stick body in a position to cover the normally open portion of the groove. Naturally this ring or band assists in holding the finger piece in place and also has another purpose as will be apparent from the description below.

In the body of the stick are mounted a plurality of radial barbs I9 preferably positioned in' a row longitudinally of the stick body and spaced from one another a less distance than the width I9 without contacting the sharpened or pointed ends thereof. These barbs I9 project through the longer chamber 'I and protrude therefrom beyond the line of the circumference of the stick body and Where said barbs are positioned in the axis of the chamber 'I, the rod I2 lhas a slot 20 to accommodate the row of barbs which project therethrough. Said slot is of suiiicient length to permit longitudinal movement of the rod without interference.

A removable wall or spring rest 2'.I is mounted in the chamber I and is supported by shoulders, one at each end of the chamber I and this wall or spring rest is apertured, for the projection of the barbs I9.

Beyond the wall or rest 2l within the `cham-ber 1 is mounted a sheath 22 having a portion ing beyond the line of the circumference of the stick body a sufficient distance to enclose the outer or pointed ends of said row of barbs :I9 and having holes 23 :to vregis-ter with all hof the barbs.

One end of said :sheath underlies a por-tion of the ring or band IB andthe totherend'underlies .a ledge which, for purposes of illustration, is Vshown as .provided by .a ring .or band T24 surrounding the stick body .at the outer .end .of .the Vlonger chamber .'I. lObviously an equivalent ledge can beformed as an integral part of the stick body.

The sheath 22, is urged .outwardly .by springs 2.5, two or more .of `which can be employed and Where two ame used they `are .located so there is oneiadjacent each end of said sheath and a .convenient way to retain them Ain place is to position them kabout .the barbs I9. Thesesprings engage the wall .or rest 25| as the stationary element `and the sheath as the movable element so that said sheath is always forced outwardly.

During the time the patrol stick is employed as a defense weapon should anyone, either a lawbreaker .or a Confederate, attempt to prevent use of the stick by grabbing the same in the ,region of the sheath 2.2 the latter will be pressed ,inward or retracted thereby exposing the A barbs |19 so they will stick ,into or prick the handv or iingers to cause sufcient pain to make him l'release his hold therefrom. As soon as pressure is withdrawn from the sheath 22 it will be returned to its normal position, to cover the barbs I-9, by means of the springs 25.

Anyone knowing of the `arrangement of the barbs I9 and grasping the terminal end of the stick can be made to release his 4grip thereon by the wielder of .the stick pushing on the nger piece I-6. This will unsheath the barb I3 and cause said barb to prick the hand producing suficient pain to make the lawbreaker unconsciously withdraw hi-shand. When the pressure on the finger piece is relieved the spring I5 will re.- turn fthe parts lto their normal positions `a-nd retract the barb I3.

.Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact .details of construction herein 4shown and described, as these may be varied within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having Ydescribed my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. A patrol stick including a body and handle, said bod-y having a chamber opening to the surface lthereof, barbs in said cham-ber projecting radially therefrom beyond the line of the circumterence of the body, and a spring .actuated apertured sheath slidablgy mounted in said chamber and normally covering said barbs which will be exposed upon retraction of the sheath due to pressure applied to said sheath.

2. A patrol stick including a handle and a longitudinally recessed body, a partition dividing the recess into inner and outer chambers lengthwise of the stick and having a hole therethrough communicating with said chambers, the terminal end of the body having a bore of two diiferent diameters With the larger portion inside a-nd in endwise alignment with the hole throughthe partition, a slidably mounted rod extending from the inner chamber and through the hole in the partition and through the outer chamber and into the larger part of the bore, a head on the inner end of Vsaid rod, a spring between the head and partition to normally retract the rod, a barb on the outer end `of said rod and sheathed while the rod is in its retracted position and adapted to be projected through the smaller portion of the bore when .said rod is pro-tmcted, and means connected with the rod whereby said Vrod may be manually protracted.

S. The .structure in .claim 2 wherein the stick has a longitudinal groove `in its surface communicating with the inner chamber and the means whereby the rod may be manually operated is a finger piece slidably mounted in said groove, in combination with mea-ns to cover the normally open end of said groove.

4. A patrol stick including a handle and -a longitudinally recessed body, a par-tition dividing the recess into inner and outer chamber-s length- Wise of the stick and having a hole therethrough communicating with said chambers, the terminal end of the body having a bore -of two different diameters with the larger portion inside and in endwise alignment with the hole through the partition, a slidably mounted rod extending from the inner chamber and through the hole in the partition and through the outer chamber and into the larger part of the bore, a head on the inner end of said rod, a spring between 4the head and partition to normally retract the rod, a barb on the outer end of said rod and sheathed while the rod is in its retracted position and adapted to be ,projected through the smaller portion of the Abore when said rod is protracted, a finger piece forming a segment of the stick slidably mounted in a groove yin `said stick which groove crosses the inner chamber lengthwise of the stick and communicates with the inner chamber, said finger piece being connected lto the head of the rod, a plurality of `,barbs mounted in the body of the stick .and projecting radially through the outer `chamber .so as to protrude beyond the line of the outer circumffzrence of the body, said barbs being .arranged in a row and Yextending through a longitudinal slot in -therod and individual barbs spaced from one another a distance less than the Width of a persons fingers, yan aperturedspring res-t in the .outer chamber spacedffrom the rod, an apertured sheath mounted in the outer -chamber with a por-tion protruding beyond the line of the circumference of the stick body for covering the protruding ends of the radially extending barbs, .springs between the spring rest and sheath to urge the latter outward, said sheath to be retracted when the stick is grasped by a person other than the wielder thereof, means of overhanging ledge formation to limit .the outward movement of the outer .end of ,said sheath and means on the sti-ck body .and overlapping the inner -end of said sheath .to limit the outwardvmovement of said inner 4end* of the sheath and also overlapping the adjacent end of the nger piece and covering a normally exposed portion of the groove in which the finger piece is mounted.

5. A patrol stick including a body and handle With a chamber adjacent said handle and provided with a groove communicating with said chamber, a rod extending from said chamber to a point adjacent the terminal end of the body and mounted for longitudinal sliding movements, a barb on the outer end of said rod for projection through a bore at said terminal end of the body, a head on the inner end of the rod Within the chamber, a spring having one end engaging a Wall of the chamber and the other end engaging the head to urge the rod to a retracted position and thereby sheath the barb, and a finger piece formed as a segment of the stick and corresponding to the shape of that part of the stick out of Which the groove is formed, said nger piece being slidably mounted in the groove and connected to the head to permit manual operation of the 10 rod for projecting the barb.

FREDERICK D. JONES. 

